Sixers Spring Clean Challenge--Week 1
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RedSox- Have a great weekend.
Cass- well done on the loss and the commitment to the run. Great quote, by the way
PedalHound- well done. Things sound so crazy for you right now and it's great that you can stay dedicated to this as well.
Kristen- wow! Very busy, huh? Hope all goes well, try to get a breather somewhere.
Today was horrendous. NEARLY went into Thorntons to get some chocolate. But I held off. I'm just shy of 1200 calories after dinner and hopefully will be able to eat a little something a little later. I'm reaching the end of my tether- everything's getting on top of me. Plus, I had some... well, hopefully not bad news, but it's not too good... I wish I could wave a magic wand and sort it all out :sad:0 -
Aww TudorRose, sorry to hear about your stresses :frown: Life can be so complicated. :flowerforyou:0
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I'm really not hungry. But I know that's because I have a killer stress headache due to a crying jag- god, I'm pathetic- and I really should hit the 1200 mark, right?
I'm out for a friend's birthday tomorrow. Slightly nervous, as it's a surprise party, organised by our mutual close friend, but I've not spoken to the birthday girl much since we left sixth form. It'll be good to catch up but I'm still a touch nervy. Plus, I don't want her, and the other friends I've not seen in a while, to see me so fat. But hey, what can I do? Plus, I've looked at the menu, and I can't go below 900 calories!!! For one meal!! :noway: I'll be skipping dessert for sure. I've planned tomorrow, and will be over what I want, at about 1600 calories, but that's still below maintanence. I'll just make it up with an exercise session on Sunday.
Boyfriend has been given a shock- he's had heart problems before. Something to do with a somehow-blocked artery and part of it being lazy and not working as hard as it should. It's down to poor diet and lack of sleep and generally being unhealthy. But it was a shock, because he looks so healthy. Anyway, his lifestyle has slipped back into the unhealthy and his doctor has warned him to sort it out or his heart will complain again. I wish there was more I could do, but we don't live together. Just have to offer support and bribe him (
) into a healthy life.
Add in uni, trying to sort out a stressed out mother and my impending driving test and I kinda needed a nervous breakdown day, I guess. :explode: Sorry for the rant ladies. I may not be about tomorrow, so have a great day0 -
shanell just emailed me and told me "ruby" is coming to our mall for a mall walk. we are going. it's next weekend. i better be better by than.....
DH is cooking dinner now. havn't ate much today, except soup, pudding, icecream, and lots and lots of water and tea. took a nice nap. after dinner going to take a hot shower and just lay on the couch. been doing that most of the day.
well, have to go around and reset clocks, answer machine, etc. power just flashed off for a minute. but, i am on the lap top so this went to battery.
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hey ladies!! I'm down 1.8 from tuesday which is awesome considering I have been doing poorly this week with nutrition and exercise.
Just relaxing with a friend tonight and probably drowning our boy drama in a bottle of wine!! (i'm a bit of a wino!) :drinker:
Cass - I so need to get back to C25K, I think i've been on week 3 for like 2 months now! HAHA!!
more personals later, just got home from campus (boo) and need to change into more comfy clothes!!!
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Ladies, I have been so bad this week. Today, at least I am not over my calories already for the day. UGH! I love food and it is getting the best of me these days. On a positive note, I have gotten in 7 glasses of water already. UGH! :grumble: Well, tomorrow my aunt arrives from TN so next week should be better because I can get up really early in the morning and head to the gym before anyone else works out so I won't be putting her out by asking her to watch the kiddos, but I still get my workout in. Have a fabulous weekend ladies!0
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Hey girls. Sounds like everyone is having a pretty busy day. I came home from work and cleaned up the house some and mopped floors and did like 5 loads of laundry and still have more to do. My girls are horrible about throwing clean clothes on the floor and I'm bad if it hits the floor it gets washed.
I'm going to work on a plan for my weight loss this weekend. I'm going to plan my meals and go shopping for them. Then, I'm going to plan my exercise for the week also. Plus, I'm going to get all of my water in next week. Going to buy more of those water mix ins to help.
Like Lauryn I think I may start jounaling also. Maybe I can keep something on the computer and type it all down, since I like to type. I'm struggling with my mood and dealing with a co-worker, so this way I can vent it all down and no one gets hurt and I can keep my sanity.
Well, I hope that everyone has a really great weekend, and take it easy. I'm going to work in the yard and maybe work in the playroom a little. Good night ladies.:yawn:0 -
mornin'
shanell work in the yard at night in this cold....:indifferent: .
my head is so stuffy. other wise i feel ok, i guess. not really hungry, ate some toast for breakfast w/peanut butter. gave my a carb & protein. i was planning on a gym visit this morning, guess not. i will walk around the neighborhood this afternoon. i really want to get something in. boy, is this all wrong, sick and wanting to get some exercise. :noway: LOL. a change has been made......:laugh: . now if i just could get the eating in better control. the scale was nice, it can stay.
well, going to balance the checkbook, maybe DH will take me out for a little while. he was up most of the night. he has a hard time sleep at night on his nights off.
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well, son's car just came home on a tow truck. he's not screaming and yelling about it either. he listened to me and didn't call me when he broke down.:noway: . last time i yelled at him for it. that i didn't like interupting my day/shopping having to rescue him all the time with the stupid car. he can't keep his hands off. well, it's dead now. he's calling a junk yard today to come get it. he has been saving money to move out. now he has to pull it out of savings to buy a used car. he said his trainer for work will come and pick him up in the mornings, and he gets his work truck this week. so now he's not in a hurry. we will go out today to look around. he was on his way to work when it died. so they gave him the day off. he can only work 5 days/40 hrs a week anyway while training. he has been working over 10 hrs a day all last week, so it will work out.
well, off to get dressed and head out. i won't be gone long, cause i am stuffy.
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son has a new/used car. DH is getting my stuffy head. i must be the only one around this weekend. hope everyone is having a nice day. i ate most of the day, now feel sick to my tummy. all done and over with. tomorrow is a new day.
well, thought i would stop by and see how everyone is doing? i guess busy and ok. so will cruise by again tomorrow.0 -
Crazy busy day. But sounds like you've had one of those yourself, Chipper. Hope you feel better soon- everyone seems to have the same thing right now.
I'm a lot calmer now. Still stressed, but calmer. Work today, not too bad. Not as bad as it often is, anyrate. Water bottle burst all over my bag though- thankfully I saved most things in time. Just have a soggy copy of the Financial Times, which I've decided to start reading as a lot of jobs I'm looking at are in that field, and killed my housemate's copy of "Wicked", so I'll get her a new one.
A good night out, overall. I was good and had a Caeser Salad, no dressing, no cheese. Had a small piece of cake, but fed the icing to my friend and just ate the sponge part. So overall, I'm still in my target calories for the day! Whoop!
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I'm here, just been really really busy. I got most of my backyard cleaned up and mowed. Even cleaned a little in the side yard. Hubby had cut down some really big branches from some trees in the backyard a couple months ago and I just started hauling them to the front today. So I got in a lot of walking back and forth from back to front, from back to front. Then we ran to Lowe's and Wal-Mart and I bought some mini blinds for my dining and bedroom windows (I had vertical's up). I just took down my room vertical's and put up the mini's and new curtains in there and new curtains in my girls' room. So there is my are my arm work out. I need to do the dining room tomorrow, but I have a funny feeling that I'm going to be very sore since I am already.
But, I feel I got a lot done today and have more I want to do tomorrow.
Momma, glad Kenny found another car. Hope you feel better. Skyler is still coughing and has a slight fever of 99.
TudorRose, glad you had a better day today. Glad you kept your food in the right. Good job!!!!
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still stuffy today. DH is too. we are just sitting here watching tv and wanting to take a nap. we are up and around, just blah. son is working. his friend thinks his car wasn't that good buy. well, for $600 what did he expect. yes, it needs some work to the body. it needs a new top, and a new one is in the trunk, just need someone to put it on. it's a convertible. it needs a tune up. oh, well son likes it.
DH just went to take a nap. he has to work tonight anyway.
well, off to find a snack and relax.
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boy everyone must have had a busy weekend.....or i just have too much time on my hands.
. son is walking an ex-girlfriend to her car. at least they stayed friends. oh, no i think they might be back together. oh well.
off to put on jammies and get some ice cream for my sore throat.
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Boyfriend is still ill. I miss him. Lousy cold :frown:
Am weighing in and measuring tomorrow morning.
Nearly crashed my car today. With less than three weeks until my test. ARG!! Thank god I was with my mum; I think my dad would have had a heart attack. I refuse point blank to drive with my stepdad.
I've ordered some more fitness DVDs, including a bellydancing one. Should be with me tomorrow, so we'll see how that goes... Though I need to spend the next few days working like mad on my essay. I'll be so glad to be done with uni...
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Hi all!!!! I'm back! *not sure if I was gone though lol* I did GREAT on my test... This furthers my theory of getting what you expect. *Sometimes you have to expect it even if you don't know how... * Billy Blanks loves to say walk by faith not by sight! And I think that is a wonderful way to approach our weight loss too! I only did 30 mins today because I have been feeling lazy and trying to catch up on the sleep I missed during the week while studying! 2 weeks til my cruise! My weight is lower- I snuck on the scale- going to try to up the exercise for the next 2 weeks and control my eating :happy: Oh and I bought a new game- Rock Star and I am addicted! I am off to play it now. I will try and do some pushups a little later. Ok. I am going to do 40. There. Hold me to it! :-{ Ok everyone have a wonderul night! I am going to play my game and do my hair before bed!:flowerforyou: This group!! even if I don't write back immediately I enjoy sharing this journey with you all!! 0
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good morning ladies....
well, everyone who is around me today will enjoy it. i woke with no voice.:laugh: . son was already laughing at me. . oh, well, feeling ok. throat still sore and stuffy. going to try some strength training todya. won't be doing a cardio, can't breath through it.
rose....be careful when driving get to studing and make a good grade on that test. that is one thing i couldn't/can't handle w/my kids is them driving. i just now ride w/shanell. still won't ride w/son.:laugh: .
tif....super job on the exam. ""getting what you expect"" is what i have been thinking about for the last few days. i keep wondering why i can't lose. well, taking a look at what and how i am eating tells me why. but, yet i want to blame on other things. so today i was going to honest with myself to begin and really stick to limits. that it's the extra bite, extra bag, extra, extra that is to blame.
well, time to start my day here at home. going to do some cleaning.
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Good Morning all,
Didn't stick with my meal planning through the weekend. My new goal will have to be more days planning and less days "off". I hope it doesn't show up on the scale tomorrow. I did get a plan for today already and have confidence I will stick to it. I have some lower back pain again this morning and that usually slows my workouts down so I don't burn as many calories.:grumble: I haven't figured out why I am getting these pains yet. I have to get changed so I can get to my workout.
gonabefit, sounds like positive thinking and I agree it really works!
I'll check in tomorrow, but am worried about it.
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Hi gals! Gotta get right to work, but wanted to say hello! I'll check back later!0
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kistin...hope your busy weekend was a fun one???
deb...isn't just soooo hard sometimes? i think for me getting back into it is harder.
i have done 60 of different exercises and burned some calories. had to use asthma inhaler to get me through, but, that's ok.
off to rest now, and figure out what's for lunch. need to make up the bread machine mix bags for the freezer. i make my own bread and keep the dry ingred. in the freezer. so i just pop one out and the next morning i throw in the wet and dry and set the machine. need to use the sweeper and do some basic cleaning.
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Good morning girls.
Well, I started my day out great!!! I got up early, like 4:50 this morning to do some Walk Away the Pounds. I have a DVD that had a 5 day workout on it and I'm planning to do that the rest of the week. Then I'll have the weekends off. So got up and did that for 21 mins. Then got ready and went to work, about 8:30 this morning get a phone call from the school, Starr is sick, so now I'm sitting at home with a sick 5 y/o. So I worked on putting some blinds up in my living room and frustrated me really bad, so now I'm just sitting here with her watching Dora. I'll probably go work on cleaning their playroom since I'll have time.:laugh:
Hope everyone is having a good day. I know I am. I just feel good because I feel like I'm starting anew with eating and activity. YAY!!!!
Food menu for today:
B- 2 slices wheat toast w/ light butter
coffee w/sf creamer and sugar
S- Banana and Yoplait light thick and creamy yogurt
L- 2 slices wheat with light mayo, lettuce, and ham
was going to have carrots, but left them at work, so may cut up some green peppers
S- Grapes
D- Chicken Marsala
Exercise- did 21 mins of Walk Away the Pounds 1 mile.0 -
I'm down to 204.6 lbs and have lost 2cm off my thighs, 2cm from the narrowest part of my waist, 1cm off my stomach and 1cm off my hips.
So would someone care to explain why I'm so down? I have no motivation for anything today. The only reason I haven't stuffed my face is the thought of all the extra work I'd then have to do to make it up. I've made no progress on my essay, because, whilst I can understand the words of my texts as they are, even the sentances, I can't string them into anything coherant. I sense a very late night. I normally perk up at night, thank god.
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oh boy shanell can't they do it at the same time? LOL. dad isn't able to hear me today. he keeps saying what?? oh well.
rose...don't know why you would be down. maybe the weather, the fact you have a paper to do, getting sick. we all have down days.
well, off to watch my soap.
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Good morning ladies
Had a good weekend. Drove all over and back. Had to take the biggest to his dad for the weekend. We do it one time per month. It is an hour and 15 min each way. I usually do horrible as we stop and get convenience store food. This gall bladder has kept me away from all of that so I did well. Saturday took the little one to a bday party 1 hour and 45 min away. By the then we where an hour and a half from our beach house where my MIL and SIL and DH were for the weekend. So we went there for the night. Then had to drive home and then leave 1 hour later to get the biggest. No driving for me this week! Thank goodness school is close.
I am losing weight easily with this diet the surgeon suggested of bananas, rice, applesauce and toast. 4 pounds gone already. I cant imagine doing this for the next 3 weeks but when I eat outside of that I end up with an attack. So, there you go. I guess that is what I will be doing. I feel sorry for my household because I am grumpy at the end of the day!
Everyone have a wonderful day! Get healthy! Too many sickies out there:sick:0 -
oh wow pdx....i feel for you. the good ol "brat" diet. that's what i would give the kids when they were sick. you will feel better that's for sure. hope all goes well with everything. doc told me that i will have a few weeks left of the bloating which makes me feel better. all three cuts are all healed and done. i don't even have to go back to surgeon again.
just sitting around doing nothing. i think the neighbor left their cat when they moved out. been hanging around. might go get some food for it. maybe it will let me get close and my dog might learn to like it. i want a cat. it's a black fluffy one.
well off to watch tv.0 -
Here is a quicky ladies.....I'm at work trying to catch up made it to friday and will just pick up more later. I am always interested in everyone's post.
Robin- hope you are healing well. Take your time.
Cass- welcome back, glad to see you
Shanell- hope the kids are better and good luck w/ goals
Cathy- glad to see you are focusing well.
Rhiannon- You will do great w/ Leith and you are doing well w/ your motivation. I am always motivated from you.
Lauryn- I agree w/ Rhiannon's advice... Do whats best for you and your child. Best wishes girlie
Amy- hope everything works out great. I'm praying for you.
Gonabfit- Tiff- congrats on the test. She did well ladies and good luck w/ everything. Good fitness plan.
SSB/ RSF- I've been wanting to do the stairs for a while.
Kristin hope the baby is doing well.
Love you all. The patients are waiting. Ttyl
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Big Hugs to you all!! I'm super busy, but I just wanted to let you know I'm here and I'm reading and I'm totally cheering you all on!!
I put up some goals...they are pretty aggressive...but that's how I roll! hahhaha0 -
So much for "no stress eating".
Just fell off the wagon with some Cadbury's.
Damnit!
Back on the wagon. Nothing else to eat today and will be very good tomorrow to make up for it. So no real harm done- just very disappointed in myself.
pdx- I wish you a speedy recovery.
Chipper- how can someone FORGET a cat? It sounds far better off with you than someone who's just going to leave it behind when they move. Poor cat.0 -
My goodness I've got the munchies bad. Bored and getting in a ronchy mood, so wanting to eat everything, but I'm trying to be good, I went for a SF Jello and 100 cal yogurt. Funny huh? Well, let me go track and get kids homework done. Later, just wanted to vent because I know ya'll are listening.
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hey cass...glad you stopped by...
rose...do a u-turn and back to the plan these neighbors i doesn't suprise me....
shanell..step away from the kitchen, it's almost time to start dinner anyway. i am making one of those rings from pampered chef. they even have pampered chef listed here.....making the taco one tomorrow night. dad wants that.
tomorrow is weigh in day.
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